Police, Oct. 9

THEFT SUSPECTS - State police are looking for these suspects in the theft of $2,300 worth of crossbows from Walmart stores in Hazle Township and Eaton Township, Wyoming County, on Sept. 3 between 8 and 10:40 a.m. The thieves hid the items in totes and by emptying boxes containing merchandise of significantly lower value and placing the crossbows in the boxes, police said. The man is in his late 20s or 30s, heavyset with a crew cut, and was wearing plaid shorts and a dark T-shirt with a large skull design when the thefts were committed. The woman also is in her 20s to 30s with long blond hair and a heavy build, and was wearing yellow pants and a black T-shirt. They were riding in a late 1990s Chevrolet Astro conversion van, white with stripes and a ladder rack on the rear. Anyone with information is asked to call state police at Tunkhannock at 570-836-2141 and reference P06-0766573.

Man's car damaged by pellet gun shots

A West Hazleton man's vehicle was one of three that was damaged by a pellet gun in the Schuylkill Mall parking lot in New Castle Township, between 6 and 10 p.m. Oct. 1.

State police at Frackville said vehicles owned by John Yacina, West Hazleton; Brandon Singer, Frackville, and the U.S. Mine Health and Safety Administration all had front driver's-side window damage.

In court papers, borough police state they observed suspicious behavior inside a vehicle on the East Main Street bridge. They found Rowan with Percocet prescription pills in his possession and said he admitted he did not have a prescription for them.

Rowan was charged with one count of use or possession of drug paraphernalia and eight counts of possession of a controlled substance. He was arraigned Sept. 11 by Magisterial District Judge Joseph Homanko, who set bail at $500 unsecured, according to a court docket.

2 men face charges after incident

State police at Frackville said two men face citations after an incident on a dirt trail in the area behind the Brandonville firehouse in East Union Township at about 2 p.m. Sept. 29.

Troopers said Ryan Butrica, 19, Warrington, was riding a dirt bike as Michael Bechtel, 21, Ringtown, was walking. Butrica alleges he was assaulted by Bechtel, while Bechtel alleges Butrica drove his dirt bike at him, troopers said, noting both will be cited.

Two hurt in two-car crash

Two Pottsville residents were injured in a two-car crash involving a Tamaqua man on Sept. 21, state police at Schuylkill Haven said.

Anthony J. D'Alonzo, 45, Tamaqua, was negotiating a right curve in the northbound lane of Route 209 in East Norwegian Township at about 11:36 p.m. when his vehicle traveled into the oncoming southbound lane and hit a vehicle driven by Violet M. Harvey, 66, Pottsville, causing her vehicle to spin and flip onto its roof, police said.

Harvey sustained a moderate injury and her passenger, Thomas Jefferson, 62, sustained a minor injury, troopers said. D'Alonzo was not injured, troopers said, but will be cited for a traffic violation.

Woman cited for retail theft

State police at Hazleton said Theresa Haines, 48, Hazle Township, will be cited for retail theft after allegedly attempting to steal $65 worth of women's clothing at Boscov's Department Store, Laurel Mall, Hazle Township, at about 3:10 p.m. Tuesday.

Troopers said she was apprehended by store security and the clothing was recovered.

Hazleton incidents

Hazleton police reported the following incidents. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 570-459-4940 or 911:

n Damian Denotsko will be cited for a violation of the city noise ordinance after an incident in the 600 block of West 10th Street at about 11:35 p.m. Monday.

n A 14-year-old girl and a 16-year-old boy will be cited for violating the city curfew ordinance after officers found them walking on the steret in the 500 block of North Vine Street at about 1 a.m. Tuesday. Both were taken into custody and released to their parents.

n Police were in the 200 block of West Broad Street Tuesday at about 2:36 a.m. when they found a shattered window to a business. The vandalism occured sometime in the overnight hours Monday on property owned by Luis Polanco, Hazleton.

n A locked shed was entered and tools were taken in the 200 block of East 20th Street. The theft was reported Monday at about 8:31 a.m.

n Someone tried to steal a snowblower from the side of a home in the 900 block of Penn Court. The suspect was described as a white man wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt.

n A 17-year-old boy will recieve two traffic citations and a citation for a violation of the city curfew ordinance after police conducted at raffic stop on a vehicle in the area of 15th and Vine streets at about 12:10 a.m. Monday. He was released to the custody of his guardian.

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